Question

Grace has 16 jellybeans in her pocket. She has 8 red ones, 4 green ones, and 4 blue ones. What is the minimum number of jellybeans she must take out of her pocket to ensure that she has one of each color?A. 4B. 8C. 12D. 13E. 16

Answer 1

13

Explanation:

We are given that

Total number of jellybeans in Grace's pocket=16

Number of red jellybeans=8

Number of green jellybeans=4

Number of blue jellybeans=4

We have to find the minimum number of Jellybeans she must take out of her pocket to ensure that she has one of each color.

If she has one of each color

Total jellybeans=1 red+1green+1 blue=3 jellybeans

Then ,she has minimum number of jellybeans =16-3=13

Hence, the minimum number of jellybeans she must take out of her pocket to ensure that she has one of each color=13